Biome Description:

  • Location-found in south america and mexico africa and lower asia

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Abiotic Factors:

  • Climate- HOT
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    footprints-namib-desert-namibia-africa-backgrounds-wallpapers.jpg
  • Rainfall 10inches(25inches)
  • Average temp-107
  • Additional abiotic factor rock,sand,dust, and ,clay





Biotic factors:

Five (5) Producers with adaptations:
>barrel cactus-the round shape helps storge water.
>sumpina cholla-when prey touches the plant it will jump on you so the needles on the plant help it get food.
>sorguar cactus-the wax helps it storge water
stock photo : barrel cactus desert plant
stock photo : barrel cactus desert plant

>ocotillo- the roots grow long so it can reach the nexst water sourse
>joshua tree-has reallly long roots the get water.
Three (3) Herbivores with adaptations:
>camels-dromedarius
>bryx-long hhorned animals
Image of 'African wild ass in the reserve Hai-Bar Yotvata in southern Israel'
Image of 'African wild ass in the reserve Hai-Bar Yotvata in southern Israel'


>african wild ass-are usualy solitary
Three (3) Carnivores with adaptations:
>bat eared box(tocyon megaltis)-it uses it's tail as a rubber..
>striped scorpion- stays in at day and hunts by night.
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>fenne fox- large ears to cool itself.
Three (3) Omnivores with adaptafenntions
>compylorhy nchus brunne capillas(cactus lmen)-the bird is brown to camlage in the desert.
>jumping kanrgoo-jump super high so in a few jumps it will be away from predoter.
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>long tailed fox-long tail helps it sweep to changethe diction
Two Scavengers
>coyote
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>raven